flubbed

verb

past tense of flub
1
as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way added too much flour and flubbed the gravy

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2
as in stumbled
to make a mistake at some point in your training you're going to flub, so don't let it rattle you

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Recent Examples of flubbed The Sooner actually flubbed his first chip shot on the Par 3 before holing his next attempt with pristine touch. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Monahan also flubbed some of the lyrics, but according to social media videos, did a do-over of the Bon Jovi song with keyboardist David Bryan at Train’s concert at New Jersey’s PNC Bank Arts Center on Friday. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026 Vitello kept Webb in the game after allowing the homer, but pulled him after second baseman Luis Arraez flubbed an inning-ending grounder. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 Both there and in Saturday’s F1 Sprint race, Antonelli flubbed the start or got dusted off the line, depending on your point of view. — David J. Neal updated May 2, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 In overtime, leading Leafs scorer William Nylander had a breakaway but flubbed it, sending the Kings the other way for an odd-man rush. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026 With Detroit leading 2-1 in the third, Justin Faulk flubbed a breakout pass up the wall to David Perron, who couldn’t get it out, allowing Boston to extend an offensive zone shift and quickly set up Elias Lindholm on the weak side. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026 The Ducks equalized when Andrew Mangiapane flubbed a sterling opportunity at one end and Sennecke created one at the other. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026 The newspaper industry, again and again, has flubbed its chance to propel itself into the future. — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flubbed
  1. fumbled
  2. stumbled
  3. blew
  4. tripped
  5. blundered
Verb
  • The company, which offers credit cards used to make rent and mortgage payments, had fumbled a critical transition, leading to confusion and financial stress for its customers.
    — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • On his second drive, Tagovailoa fumbled the snap from center and the Dolphins recovered.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of fumbled
Verb
  • But most of the attempts to scale sodium-ion cells stumbled over short lifespans and poor heat tolerance.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In her attempt to get away, the woman stumbled and injured her leg, screaming for help the whole time, police said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of stumbled
Verb
  • It’s been a decade since the company best known for sucking up hair balls and dust bunnies blew with great force into the beauty business.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Playing the American League’s best team, the Padres had the final two games of the series in hand before the practically impermeable back end of their bullpen blew late leads.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of blew
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  • As the trio grew up on Nebraska high school fields, the Huskers tripped and slipped to a 7-17 record during their senior seasons.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • During competition, a number of humanoid robots have tripped, collapsed, burst into flames or slammed into safety barriers and then been stretchered off the track.
    — Anna Coren, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of tripped
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  • Rubio is the president’s top adviser on both national security and diplomacy at a moment when the United States has blundered into an unpopular war that appears to be a strategic catastrophe.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • Padres fielders blundered in three of his outings.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of blundered

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“Flubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flubbed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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